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afghanistan is a transformed afghanistan, not the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1986. now you see that when, for instance, last week, and active -- an act of genocide, basically, not only women, but men, protesting in the streets. but women were of course, leading these protests asking for a better afghanistan. i think they deserve for us to stand with them. in afghanistan, everyone has a gun. everybody believes in the use of violence against women, especially the taliban. oppressing the people, they were using guns and violence against these women. that is a scene we cultivated the last 20 years. it is now growing. my place in the world is before we die, let's continue to help them achieve what we want. we do not want the women of afghanistan to look like the women of the u.s. and europe. we want basic fundamental rights. the right to go to school, to go to work. to be able to have a say in the future of your country and live in a society that is equal. daniel: do the u.s. and other countries have leverage in this situation? if so, what? the u.s. and europe's leverage
afghanistan is a transformed afghanistan, not the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1986. now you see that when, for instance, last week, and active -- an act of genocide, basically, not only women, but men, protesting in the streets. but women were of course, leading these protests asking for a better afghanistan. i think they deserve for us to stand with them. in afghanistan, everyone has a gun. everybody believes in the use of violence against women, especially the taliban....
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withdrawal from afghanistan. i look forward to conditional -- continued inquiry into the process that led to that lamentable exit. in the coming weeks, i hope we can hear more from the administration directly regarding their planning and analysis of what the humanitarian response will be following the collapse of the afghan government. i hope we can hear from the administration as it considers a political path forward in afghanistan. that is not the focus of this hearing this afternoon. with our guests, we have to examine the reality of afghanistan as it is today under the taliban control and with millions of everyday afghans struggling to survive under dire circumstances. this leaves the international community with a terrible dilemma. how do we support everyday afghans including many who supported and contributed to u.s. efforts in the country without rewarding, legitimizing, or financing the taliban. how do we verify that humanitarian assistance is getting to the people who needed the most. that is not being d
withdrawal from afghanistan. i look forward to conditional -- continued inquiry into the process that led to that lamentable exit. in the coming weeks, i hope we can hear more from the administration directly regarding their planning and analysis of what the humanitarian response will be following the collapse of the afghan government. i hope we can hear from the administration as it considers a political path forward in afghanistan. that is not the focus of this hearing this afternoon. with...
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side that is invested in afghanistan. and reality, there are solutions that actually work for afghanistan. again, we mention health care. okay, we need it. create mobile units. send them to the villages, because it's people oriented. follow-up every two or three months. where is the money? where did it go? what was created? follow up with them on that. you want to focus on education? okay, if the taliban are not allowing public schools, create safe spaces for women in houses. they can educate themselves their. there are also long term solutions -- but these are not long term solutions, but they are ones we can put in place now. among governments, the head of the kandahar part of the world food program, they are being paid $5, 000, but the food packages barely have flour or food we have good quality. a person who gets $5, 000, you have to understand, they want to continue getting that $5,000. and for someone who gets one packet of flower flour, flour every four or five months, it's not enough. >> -- we thank our participan
side that is invested in afghanistan. and reality, there are solutions that actually work for afghanistan. again, we mention health care. okay, we need it. create mobile units. send them to the villages, because it's people oriented. follow-up every two or three months. where is the money? where did it go? what was created? follow up with them on that. you want to focus on education? okay, if the taliban are not allowing public schools, create safe spaces for women in houses. they can educate...
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afghanistan. i'm sure they are very brave and have interesting journalism. every day. right now my country is full stories but all this is happening. it's very good find. >> thank you. next, talk a bit more about how media freedom in today's afghanistan compares to reporting in pre-taliban rule. >> thank you for having me, elizabeth, and i think the national press corps for hosting this discussion. to say that there are struggles ahead of afghan media and journalists right now, that is an understatement. if you know >> if you know about the nature of the media war all over the country august 15 last year, it was pretty much no different. buf the media outlets have closed down. as the reporters without borders put it, more than 60% of journalists from afghanistan are lost. there have been a very large number of them that have fled to outside countries, including the neighboring places in iran, and there has been a budget cut, a lot of donors have discontinued funding media outlets because they woul
afghanistan. i'm sure they are very brave and have interesting journalism. every day. right now my country is full stories but all this is happening. it's very good find. >> thank you. next, talk a bit more about how media freedom in today's afghanistan compares to reporting in pre-taliban rule. >> thank you for having me, elizabeth, and i think the national press corps for hosting this discussion. to say that there are struggles ahead of afghan media and journalists right now, that...
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we do not want communism in afghanistan, we want a true islamic republic in afghanistan. >> well, the role of his law, first of all, his identity. you are a muslim just like you are an afghan. i would make a parallel easy to understand for westerners. it's a bit like the role of the catholic church in poland. you are polish, you are a poll and you are a catholic. in a traffic and a poll means you're not russian orthodox or you're not a protestant in german. it's the same thing with the afghans. the religion is part of their whole identity, that's part of their way of living, it's part of themselves. >> [interpreter] when we asked the man in charge of the military in the panjshir valley, by what miracle his 5000 men with only 500 weapons could managed to hold in check the army which is supposed to be the most powerful in the world, the red army. the first answer he gave us was that the mujahideen where believers, they defied a holy war and that, if they died, they would inherit the garden of god. and-limited some law that one must answer. but the second aspect of his answer was that --
we do not want communism in afghanistan, we want a true islamic republic in afghanistan. >> well, the role of his law, first of all, his identity. you are a muslim just like you are an afghan. i would make a parallel easy to understand for westerners. it's a bit like the role of the catholic church in poland. you are polish, you are a poll and you are a catholic. in a traffic and a poll means you're not russian orthodox or you're not a protestant in german. it's the same thing with the...
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afghanistan for nine years. he previously worked for the u.n. assistance mission in afghanistan, and as an international journalist. again, thank you to mr. milliband and to mr. smith for appearing. we'll begin with you, mr. milliband, and both of your full statements will be entered into the record. >> thank you very much, senator murphy, senator young. thank you very much, indeed, to both of you for your initiative in setting up this hearing. i'm really looking forward to answering your questions. i want to bring the voices of 3,000 international rescue committee staff across afghanistan into the halls of power today, but also try to speak to the needs of the clients that we serve, a million last year, and sadly many more need us today. six months ago afghanistan was a poor country, a very poor country, as senator young has rightly pointed out the climate crisis, the covid crisis added to that. however, today afghanistan is a starving country, not just a poor country. the reason i'm very sorry to report, the p
afghanistan for nine years. he previously worked for the u.n. assistance mission in afghanistan, and as an international journalist. again, thank you to mr. milliband and to mr. smith for appearing. we'll begin with you, mr. milliband, and both of your full statements will be entered into the record. >> thank you very much, senator murphy, senator young. thank you very much, indeed, to both of you for your initiative in setting up this hearing. i'm really looking forward to answering your...
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afghanistan. i'm sure they are very brave, and they have lots of interest for doing journalism. we are working with our colleagues from different places from afghanistan, and every day has stories. my country is full of stories, but all of this leaves us heartbroken. so now, it's very good that afghan media is working and trying to -- the people of afghanistan. >> maybe i will go to you next, talk a bit more about how media freedom in today's afghanistan compares to reporting in pre-taliban rule. >> thank you for having me, elizabeth, and i think the national press corps for hosting this discussion. to say that there are struggles ahead of afghan media and journalists right now, that is an understatement. if you know about how the nature of afghan media war was before the country last year, you would pretty much know the difference. but, for the record, nearly half the media outlets have closed down. as the reporters without borders put it, more than 60% of journalists from afghanistan are lost. t
afghanistan. i'm sure they are very brave, and they have lots of interest for doing journalism. we are working with our colleagues from different places from afghanistan, and every day has stories. my country is full of stories, but all of this leaves us heartbroken. so now, it's very good that afghan media is working and trying to -- the people of afghanistan. >> maybe i will go to you next, talk a bit more about how media freedom in today's afghanistan compares to reporting in...
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all of afghanistan. he brings to this job 30 years of experience working on the hill, working in government and so, we look to him to give us some ideas for the future on how to protect the afghan people. now, we know that some 146 billion dollars of u.s. money has been spent on the row construction effort. and tens of thousands of lives have been lost, including coalition forces, taliban insurgents, and countless of civilians, not to mention those who died in terrorism and military action inside pakistan. meanwhile, the u.s. will support those 850 billion dollars in the region of afghanistan only to depart in a hurried fashion after casting a safe departure deal with the taliban. and the west and coalition support, especially for the airport that gave them full advantage over the taliban. the result was the inevitable and sudden collapse of the afghan government and the entry of the taliban into kabul. the aftermath has been chaotic and it reminds them of the vigil in which the character laments sadly t
all of afghanistan. he brings to this job 30 years of experience working on the hill, working in government and so, we look to him to give us some ideas for the future on how to protect the afghan people. now, we know that some 146 billion dollars of u.s. money has been spent on the row construction effort. and tens of thousands of lives have been lost, including coalition forces, taliban insurgents, and countless of civilians, not to mention those who died in terrorism and military action...
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invasion of afghanistan. the fighting began only weeks after the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001 caused the deaths of more than 2000 americans and left more than 20,000 injured. the cost of the were estimates the u.s. spend more than $2 trillion on the invasion, not counting what it would cost for the future care. that is our question for you this morning. what is our legacy for the war in afghanistan? did we achieve our goals? we are going to open up the regular lines this morning which means republicans, we want to hear from you at (202) 748-8001. democrats, your number is (202) 748-8000. independents, you will call (202) 748-8002. and we are opening up a special line this morning for veterans of the afghanistan war. your number is going to be (202) 748-8003. keep in mind, you can always text us and we are always reading our social media on facebook, twitter, and you can follow us on instagram. this morning, we are talking about the legacy of the war in afghanistan. one year after president joe bide
invasion of afghanistan. the fighting began only weeks after the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001 caused the deaths of more than 2000 americans and left more than 20,000 injured. the cost of the were estimates the u.s. spend more than $2 trillion on the invasion, not counting what it would cost for the future care. that is our question for you this morning. what is our legacy for the war in afghanistan? did we achieve our goals? we are going to open up the regular lines this morning...
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countries using afghanistan. my concern would be that it may get out of afghanistan and put global security at risk. when it comes to the settlement, the doha agreement was signed and i went to talk with the taliban. i have realized they are not the same taliban with whom we work engaged -- we were engaged before. they have expedited the war. we have started negotiations and they have started the war, attacking cities, like in october 2020. this was against the commitment. when it comes to women and human rights, they are not up to scratch. what they do it when it comes to eliminating women's rights is they invest that time and energy on changing the economy or the security situation, trying to redefine a foreign relations policy, the situation would be different. but since they have taken over, they have issued 28 decrees eliminating women's freedom, from access to school, to work, to access to resources. which is sad. moving forward, i think the taliban are in a different kind of relationship with the regional
countries using afghanistan. my concern would be that it may get out of afghanistan and put global security at risk. when it comes to the settlement, the doha agreement was signed and i went to talk with the taliban. i have realized they are not the same taliban with whom we work engaged -- we were engaged before. they have expedited the war. we have started negotiations and they have started the war, attacking cities, like in october 2020. this was against the commitment. when it comes to...
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humanitarian in afghanistan. the former british foreign secretary, now the leader of international aid group, if the u.s. doesn't act, afghans will die from starvation more than in the last 20 years of work in the country. he testified before senate foreign relations committee. [silence] >> pleased to bring the subcommittee to order today for a hearing on a radical topic, "humanitarian crisis" in afghanistan. i will start with a few opening remarks turn it over to senator young and introduce the witnesses joined by a number of colleagues so will try to be brief and opening remarks. let me start by saying my belief as president biden made the right decision to remove our remaining troops from afghanistan from of the american people by a large margin to support that decision. the overnight collapse of the afghan army and government was to me proof 20 years of nation building failed and another 40 years what not. in a different result. the withdrawal scenes were hard to watch, there's no doubt stakes were made but i
humanitarian in afghanistan. the former british foreign secretary, now the leader of international aid group, if the u.s. doesn't act, afghans will die from starvation more than in the last 20 years of work in the country. he testified before senate foreign relations committee. [silence] >> pleased to bring the subcommittee to order today for a hearing on a radical topic, "humanitarian crisis" in afghanistan. i will start with a few opening remarks turn it over to senator young...
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it is bleak in afghanistan. but just as general jones did in 2008, i am hereto, as you alluded to, to issue a warning. the international community must apply the lessons that we all bitterly learned over the last 20 years, lest this urgent humanitarian aid, which many people are discussing -- the un just announced a large aid program yesterday -- unless that aid is wasted again or is stolen or is diverted to the taliban. as you mentioned, since 2009, my agency, the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction, commonly called sigar, has overseen all u.s. funded reconstruction programs there. we have issued over 700 reports making recommendations to improve reconstruction efforts. all told, sigar's auditors and investigators have saved the u.s. taxpayer over $4 billion. i think i can start by saying that, like others before them, the taliban is learning the bitter lessons, that winning is not the same as governing. since their takeover last august, the afghan economy has cratered, according to the wor
it is bleak in afghanistan. but just as general jones did in 2008, i am hereto, as you alluded to, to issue a warning. the international community must apply the lessons that we all bitterly learned over the last 20 years, lest this urgent humanitarian aid, which many people are discussing -- the un just announced a large aid program yesterday -- unless that aid is wasted again or is stolen or is diverted to the taliban. as you mentioned, since 2009, my agency, the special inspector general for...
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in afghanistan. the former british foreign secretary now the leader of an international aid group -- more afghans will die from starvation than in the last 20 years of war in the country. he testified before senate foreign relations committee. >> i am pleased to bring the subcommittee to order today for a hearing on a critical topic, the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. i will start with a few opening remarks. the overnight collapse of the government was proof that 20 years of nationbuilding had failed. another 20 years was not going to end in a different result. the scenes of our withdrawal were hard to watch and there's is no date -- no doubt that mistakes were made. today, we are commanded to deal with the here and now. there's a growing humanitarian nightmare metastasizing in afghanistan and it demands our nation's attention. living in afghanistan today is a nightmare and our witnesses will tell us more about this reality. more than half the population, 23 million people don't have enough food
in afghanistan. the former british foreign secretary now the leader of an international aid group -- more afghans will die from starvation than in the last 20 years of war in the country. he testified before senate foreign relations committee. >> i am pleased to bring the subcommittee to order today for a hearing on a critical topic, the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. i will start with a few opening remarks. the overnight collapse of the government was proof that 20 years of...
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if you were to ask me why does the war in afghanistan go on for 20 years? why do we have these forever wars? it is less due to battlefield conditions and more due to the constructs of the war that alloe them to proceed through four different administrations because politically becomes very easy to begin prosecuting these wars. another thing it does as americans is wars used to be something that were experienced generationally. they were generate elation late defining events. the second world war thewa greatest generation. even the first world war the lost generation. i lookon at my own generation hw we experience the 9/11 oars, i have never felt like i was part of a lost generation. i actually felt more like i wasn the loss part other generation. as we look at american sick society we see the trend of, atomization, all of us descending into her various subgroups it becomes a very unhealthy thing for a democracy when the military it follows that trend. wars are just fought by a subsection of our society. as we hit the end of 20 years of war, as much as we ar
if you were to ask me why does the war in afghanistan go on for 20 years? why do we have these forever wars? it is less due to battlefield conditions and more due to the constructs of the war that alloe them to proceed through four different administrations because politically becomes very easy to begin prosecuting these wars. another thing it does as americans is wars used to be something that were experienced generationally. they were generate elation late defining events. the second world...
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, but still i love afghanistan and i work for afghanistan. everything happening with united states i cover. when i was in afghanistan -- i started work when i was 18 with a lot of challenges. the government was closed. there was not freedom of speech. you cannot compare that time and this time, but as i told you as long as i am here, on a daily basis, every day i gave a lot of phone calls on the afghan journalists in afghanistan. journalist sometimes they cannot explain the situation. there are a lot of difficulties. every day the taliban created rules for women, for journalists, for female journalists. it is difficult for them. they cannot raise their voice, they hide from one place to the other place. if you are not safe, your family is not safe. for me my career is my life. for you is probably a progression, for me is my life, it is my everything as a woman journalist, a female journalist in afghanistan. every day there are negative things. now you at -- every day they created the role. the taliban keeps saying they follow sherry law. i do
, but still i love afghanistan and i work for afghanistan. everything happening with united states i cover. when i was in afghanistan -- i started work when i was 18 with a lot of challenges. the government was closed. there was not freedom of speech. you cannot compare that time and this time, but as i told you as long as i am here, on a daily basis, every day i gave a lot of phone calls on the afghan journalists in afghanistan. journalist sometimes they cannot explain the situation. there are...
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it is bleak in afghanistan. but just as general jones did in 2008, i am hereto, as you alluded to, to issue a warning. the international community must apply the lessons that we all bitterly learned over the last 20 years, lest this urgent humanitarian aid, which many people are discussing -- the un just announced a large aid program yesterday -- unless that aid is wasted again or is stolen or is diverted to the taliban. as you mentioned, since 2009, my agency, the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction, commonly called sigar, has overseen all u.s. funded reconstruction programs there. we have issued over 700 reports making recommendations to improve reconstruction efforts. all told, sigar's auditors and investigators have saved the u.s. taxpayer over $4 billion. i think i can start by saying that, like others before them, the taliban is learning the bitter lessons, that winning is not the same as governing. since their takeover last august, the afghan economy has cratered, according to the wor
it is bleak in afghanistan. but just as general jones did in 2008, i am hereto, as you alluded to, to issue a warning. the international community must apply the lessons that we all bitterly learned over the last 20 years, lest this urgent humanitarian aid, which many people are discussing -- the un just announced a large aid program yesterday -- unless that aid is wasted again or is stolen or is diverted to the taliban. as you mentioned, since 2009, my agency, the special inspector general for...
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of utilising the economic potential resources of afghanistan to benefit not only afghanistan, but to benefit the region and the global community. but now we go back to donating and supporting people. i'm in contact on a daily basis with people who are highly educated, highly qualified — they do not have a job, women and men that are looking after $10 for a man to survive. of course it's heartbreaking, as somebody who actually invested my time travelling to the villages of afghanistan, trying to reduce this disparity between city life and village life. but now, even the cities in afghanistan have become economically so desperate that their life situation is like the village life. but isn't this partly because the international community, when it saw the taliban take over at the end of last summer, it made a decision to try to isolate the taliban regime? we saw the reserves of the afghan government frozen in the united states. we saw the curtailment of much of the aid assistance at that particular time. some of it, of course, has been restored, but some of it has not. so, there is a
of utilising the economic potential resources of afghanistan to benefit not only afghanistan, but to benefit the region and the global community. but now we go back to donating and supporting people. i'm in contact on a daily basis with people who are highly educated, highly qualified — they do not have a job, women and men that are looking after $10 for a man to survive. of course it's heartbreaking, as somebody who actually invested my time travelling to the villages of afghanistan, trying...
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afghanistan under the new taliban regime. >> which aims to ensure a continued focus on afghanistan after the u.s. withdrawal. i would like to thank our partners for this event. we are cohosting this event with an informal group of senior officials cochaired by one of our speakers today. i thank them for their support for this event. i also think the wilson center's new program for serving as a cosponsor. let me provide some brief framing. we all know about the terrible humanitarian crisis that afghanistan is experiencing right now. the food insecurity, millions in danger of starvation, nearly 100% of the population likely to be plunged into poverty in 2022. basic services including healthcare unavailable. this is a story that is being discussed daily and for good reason. our event and tend to go beyond the humanitarian crisis and focus on the broader economic crisis that afghanistan is facing, one that is a liquidity crisis. afghanistan is dependent upon international assistance. that international assistance accounted for a whopping 40% of annual gdp in afghanistan and yet, internationa
afghanistan under the new taliban regime. >> which aims to ensure a continued focus on afghanistan after the u.s. withdrawal. i would like to thank our partners for this event. we are cohosting this event with an informal group of senior officials cochaired by one of our speakers today. i thank them for their support for this event. i also think the wilson center's new program for serving as a cosponsor. let me provide some brief framing. we all know about the terrible humanitarian crisis...
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what's the future of afghanistan? you have 2 countries that are kind of caught in a vice and you make this clear in your national interest article that maybe maybe, perhaps ukraine may have to forego nato membership in order to get a different thing. ah, and we haven't talked about it, but afghan us and sits and advice between india and pakistan. right. doesn't control all its own temperature within its own borders, some rocks and it raises the question of so. so u. s. history with vietnam, we eventually normalized 20 years after the vietnam war image in winner. is there a way to escape geostrategic vices that both of these countries are in and, and i would say with united states, is there a way 20 years from now to potentially normalized as we did with vietnam to do so with afghan. oh, i think there are several alternative futures and maybe more than several. i'm depending on the configurations and what happens certainly that there's one alternate. the future where i have janice done. i makes peace with itself with t
what's the future of afghanistan? you have 2 countries that are kind of caught in a vice and you make this clear in your national interest article that maybe maybe, perhaps ukraine may have to forego nato membership in order to get a different thing. ah, and we haven't talked about it, but afghan us and sits and advice between india and pakistan. right. doesn't control all its own temperature within its own borders, some rocks and it raises the question of so. so u. s. history with vietnam, we...
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troops are out of afghanistan, why is afghanistan important for the united states? especially in technical terms, there are no ground troops anymore, so why should americans care about afghanistan? what kind of goals or interests is afghanistan eating? there are several things to talk about but i wanted to talk about two in particular. the first has been this conception that afghanistan will remain a safe haven for terrorist groups. on july 31, al qaeda's leader was killed in a u.s. drone strike. he was finding refuge in kabul. it raised concerns that perhaps afghanistan is going to become a safe haven for terrorists again. especially for al qaeda, a group that wants to attack the u.s. homeland. you hear prominent voices like general mckenzie who use this one year anniversary to argue that the u.s. intervention should have continued indefinitely. we also had polling data. polling shows americans are second-guessing the wisdom of the exiting of afghanistan as well. -- plunged 20 points and has stayed around 50% since then. yet the consensus view of the u.s. intellige
troops are out of afghanistan, why is afghanistan important for the united states? especially in technical terms, there are no ground troops anymore, so why should americans care about afghanistan? what kind of goals or interests is afghanistan eating? there are several things to talk about but i wanted to talk about two in particular. the first has been this conception that afghanistan will remain a safe haven for terrorist groups. on july 31, al qaeda's leader was killed in a u.s. drone...
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what do soviet soldiers here in afghanistan think? >> leach things differently. some thanks it is a senseless war others supported in reality is a senseless war. a soldier has become a barbarian here. some soldiers especially those rob homes, kill women, children and rape them. yes there was a case would soldiers which shoot in a house, killed the father an old man, killed the old mother and raped a 15-year-old girl and then killed her so she would not tell anyone. >> you are aware problem in kabul, therefore all of the actions performed within kabul or afghanistan, but whatever this is such as destroying, burning, killing looting on behalf of the villages on the countryside. can causal the f grant secret service bullets usually keep 15 or 20 afghans and human conditions and small rooms and tortured them by electric shock, beatings et cetera. it is difficult for me too describe all of what they do it would be harder to hear such actions of savagery for example i know a compatriot who worked very hard for some country. it is cut by the
what do soviet soldiers here in afghanistan think? >> leach things differently. some thanks it is a senseless war others supported in reality is a senseless war. a soldier has become a barbarian here. some soldiers especially those rob homes, kill women, children and rape them. yes there was a case would soldiers which shoot in a house, killed the father an old man, killed the old mother and raped a 15-year-old girl and then killed her so she would not tell anyone. >> you are aware...
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. , , ., ., afghanistan. everything you are sa in: afghanistan. everything you are saying contradicts what - afghanistan. everything you are saying contradicts what one - afghanistan. everything you are saying contradicts what one of. saying contradicts what one of your colleagues in the resistance said last month. he said it's very crucial for the international community to support our efforts in any way thatis support our efforts in any way that is possible. to contain what he calls terrorism inside afghanistan. he says we need assistance. you say forget about assistance, that's not our future?— about assistance, that's not ourfuture? ., �* ., our future? no. i'm not saying we don't _ our future? no. i'm not saying we don't need _ our future? no. i'm not saying we don't need assistance. - our future? no. i'm not saying we don't need assistance. i'm| we don't need assistance. i'm saying we're not our time to go to western capitals who have, based on geopolitical calculations, making the decision to outso
. , , ., ., afghanistan. everything you are sa in: afghanistan. everything you are saying contradicts what - afghanistan. everything you are saying contradicts what one - afghanistan. everything you are saying contradicts what one of. saying contradicts what one of your colleagues in the resistance said last month. he said it's very crucial for the international community to support our efforts in any way thatis support our efforts in any way that is possible. to contain what he calls terrorism...
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afghanistan, 24, 25 years. southeast, [inaudible] in kabul, there were 17 plus, even going to buy a used car. the west part of afghanistan, they were dealing with iran. and in a couple -- kabul, even when you are trying to buy a used car it was in dollars and rupees. so it needs all of these things, stability and economic you cannot cause the issue. first stability, political stability. and then other people. you cannot solve the problem of the language. you may remember pakistan two months ago or a month ago, they announced given commodities for afghanistan. i don't think it is a good decision the current the. -- for the currency. it is economic and political security issues. it is a gradual issue. it cannot be one or two years. it needs economic development and stability in the country. thank you. >> well, thank you. we appreciate those interventions. i want to start getting to the audience questions now and the -- in the time we have left. i want to get to as many as we can. the first one which is posed to a
afghanistan, 24, 25 years. southeast, [inaudible] in kabul, there were 17 plus, even going to buy a used car. the west part of afghanistan, they were dealing with iran. and in a couple -- kabul, even when you are trying to buy a used car it was in dollars and rupees. so it needs all of these things, stability and economic you cannot cause the issue. first stability, political stability. and then other people. you cannot solve the problem of the language. you may remember pakistan two months ago...
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mission afghanistan needs teeth. it needs a serious ability to keep and i on the tele-vent and make sure -- on the tele-vent and make sure they are -- the tele-band - taliban and make sure they are holding up their end. >> mr. miliband, do you agree that the tele-bands ambitions lie within the proper territory of afghanistan? do you further agree the tele-been -- the taliban leadership -- >> the international committee worked in a denniston in the 1990's. and the last 20 years. i would agree is that the tele-desk the taliban's ambitions are confined to afghanistan. i do thinks important to say there are other forces in afghanistan that have wider ambitions and there is a great fear because i served on the afghan study group convened by the u.s. institute of peace and that raised a range of security questions relating to other groups beyond the tele-been. secondly, i want to emphasize that we have been very clear with the taliban authorities. about half of our staff are women and they are in senior management position
mission afghanistan needs teeth. it needs a serious ability to keep and i on the tele-vent and make sure -- on the tele-vent and make sure they are -- the tele-band - taliban and make sure they are holding up their end. >> mr. miliband, do you agree that the tele-bands ambitions lie within the proper territory of afghanistan? do you further agree the tele-been -- the taliban leadership -- >> the international committee worked in a denniston in the 1990's. and the last 20 years. i...
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let us recall that afghanistan has the richest oil and gas deposits. as a result, nato controlled not only the opium market, but also the coal-oil market. how much money did the interested parties receive from this operation of the presence of americans in afghanistan can you believe in president trump about six trillion dollars? as we also see it in gray where they are still up still remain where there is a location of oil. i do not want to go there at all, although they are without a legal basis, they are there. in this us strategy that it is necessary to assimilate the territory to establish its own rules and all alleged partners are allies who work with them, they actually obey, if initially in afghanistan, too, military victory was achieved quickly, then here is a political victory yes, an ideological victory it was never achieved, as recent events have shown, the teleban returned to afghanistan, without significant resistance, the organization restored its power, and in afghanistan and those who worked with the united states of america, we all sa
let us recall that afghanistan has the richest oil and gas deposits. as a result, nato controlled not only the opium market, but also the coal-oil market. how much money did the interested parties receive from this operation of the presence of americans in afghanistan can you believe in president trump about six trillion dollars? as we also see it in gray where they are still up still remain where there is a location of oil. i do not want to go there at all, although they are without a legal...
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of course, the hope is there that a we will love normal relations with afghanistan that afghanistan can rejoin the family of nations. it was a respected their member of the international community. i during the monarchy that was overthrown and add some 1973, and then it continued until the soviet invasion. and then since then, afghanistan has been in one crisis, one kind of war or a mother. and the afghan people yearn piece a unit d an economic growth. and they certainly deserve it. we have been good partners with them at times like in the war against the soviets, in which they pay the heavy price may be over a $1000000.00 afghans lost their lives at 2 or 2. should your hope for that, why we're hopeful that even with the current taliban leadership, that areas of mutual interest could well, i mean, but if you wanna have commitments to us under the agreement that we sigh and not to allow terrorists to ab sanctuary their to plot and, and plan attacks against the united states, like it happened in the ninety's, when they were in at the talib, what in afghanistan. and i, we need to monitor,
of course, the hope is there that a we will love normal relations with afghanistan that afghanistan can rejoin the family of nations. it was a respected their member of the international community. i during the monarchy that was overthrown and add some 1973, and then it continued until the soviet invasion. and then since then, afghanistan has been in one crisis, one kind of war or a mother. and the afghan people yearn piece a unit d an economic growth. and they certainly deserve it. we have...
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afghanistan has a tendency to stovepipe afghanistan. it is a single country in a vacuum. we just tied a thread between afghanistan and ukraine and had nato not stood firm with ukraine, had ukraine not mounted a historic and heroic defense and had russia rolled through ukraine, we would probably be talking about what the future of taiwan was going to be because we would then be watching a rise in excess to authoritarian nations just sweeping across the globe. afghanistan matters in the global balance of power as it exists with all these other issues. wouldn't it be nice right now if we still had access as the united states and nato to these airbases that share a border with china. just a little snippet of china. going forward, i think united states might be done. >> we have only begun to scratch the service on some of the answers but i think we need to leave it there because we are out of time. i would love to have gone more on the united nations situation. i'm sorry we did not have time to get to you. let me just wrap it up here. thank our terrific panelists for joining u
afghanistan has a tendency to stovepipe afghanistan. it is a single country in a vacuum. we just tied a thread between afghanistan and ukraine and had nato not stood firm with ukraine, had ukraine not mounted a historic and heroic defense and had russia rolled through ukraine, we would probably be talking about what the future of taiwan was going to be because we would then be watching a rise in excess to authoritarian nations just sweeping across the globe. afghanistan matters in the global...
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your leverage is a people of afghanistan who believe in a different afghanistan. the women of afghanistan who give your partner. regard them as your partners because you have empowered, they have empowered themselves. we hear, act beyond being sorry. act in solidarity with people. in 2013 taliban was nowhere. in 20 years there were not able to control one district. in 2021 the american forces is another conversation they might have took control of the area. but for 20 years they were not able to control even one district in afghanistan, why? they were nowhere but there is a political office. it was the only country in the world. and you see if the caliban were brought to force women of afghanistan that you guys and a full partnership with you. use that, use your money. tenancy agreement needs the money which is good, thank you for that you are beyond the political situation. also we never actually use our political leverage against caliban. it was i hope the u.s. does not remove the travel ban. i'm hearing something diplomats are asking for the travel ban or remov
your leverage is a people of afghanistan who believe in a different afghanistan. the women of afghanistan who give your partner. regard them as your partners because you have empowered, they have empowered themselves. we hear, act beyond being sorry. act in solidarity with people. in 2013 taliban was nowhere. in 20 years there were not able to control one district. in 2021 the american forces is another conversation they might have took control of the area. but for 20 years they were not able...
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the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1996, 1997, was profoundly different than the afghanistan that they have taken over reenltly. and -- recently. and they have to live with that. they have to cope with that. they have to deal with that situation. and that, i think, is positive in the sense that many investments were made. many people are saying all those investments are wasted. no. i think all the investments made in 20 years between 2001 and 2021 have changed the country and have made it impossible for anybody to rule it in the way that was tried to -- was tried 25 years ago. so there's a difference there. and what does it mean for us? it means, of course, we're still dealing with complex aspects of that ideology and that mode of governance. remember, that was so obvious to me in the few days i spent there and certainly obvious to me -- obvious to colleagues of mine that day in day out are dealing with the taliban, they are not a homogenius group. they are diverse. different constituencies. they have also catered to certain constituencies. i think there is a vast substantial
the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1996, 1997, was profoundly different than the afghanistan that they have taken over reenltly. and -- recently. and they have to live with that. they have to cope with that. they have to deal with that situation. and that, i think, is positive in the sense that many investments were made. many people are saying all those investments are wasted. no. i think all the investments made in 20 years between 2001 and 2021 have changed the country and have...
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afghanistan. this particular topic is near to my heart. we have an outstanding panel that does span the breath of experience -- and of experience. we will hear from afghans themselves today who have policy positions and have worked with afghan refugees in the u.s. as a historian, one misunderstanding i try to correct is that our interest is not in events processes when we talked about the fall of kabul, we are not talking to much about an event that is still laying out good yesterday marked the 21st anniversary of 9/11, which month later led to the american invasion of afghanistan. months shy of 20 years later, the u.s. withdrew from the country in a chaotic form, leading to the return of the taliban. despite the subsequent violence of the american political class and screaming disinterest of the american electorate -- seeming disinterest of the american electorate, that withdrawal marks neither the end of the war on terror or the suffering of the people in afghanistan. thousands are waiting in ca
afghanistan. this particular topic is near to my heart. we have an outstanding panel that does span the breath of experience -- and of experience. we will hear from afghans themselves today who have policy positions and have worked with afghan refugees in the u.s. as a historian, one misunderstanding i try to correct is that our interest is not in events processes when we talked about the fall of kabul, we are not talking to much about an event that is still laying out good yesterday marked the...
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and victimised the republic and the population of afghanistan. the west owes us, the west is guilty, and they have to help the afghans create a legitimate state. recognition of the taliban will intensify the civil war, it will lead to massacre, and it will lead to unprecedented level of violence the country has not seen. we are ready to stop armed resistance, provided there is a mechanism which will ensure referendum or an election is held. if the taliban win, for sure, we will accept that legitimacy, but we will not surrender to a group which has come to power through a conspiracy. it's interesting to me that your narrative is still based upon afghanistan being betrayed by some sort of western conspiracy. a year on from the taliban takeover, you and ashraf ghani fleeing kabul, it seems you accept no culpability, no responsibility at all? no, i do accept a lot of responsibilities. the time of your programme is very short so i'm not going to go into nuances and details of where we are responsible and where we are accountable to our people. but if
and victimised the republic and the population of afghanistan. the west owes us, the west is guilty, and they have to help the afghans create a legitimate state. recognition of the taliban will intensify the civil war, it will lead to massacre, and it will lead to unprecedented level of violence the country has not seen. we are ready to stop armed resistance, provided there is a mechanism which will ensure referendum or an election is held. if the taliban win, for sure, we will accept that...
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countries using afghanistan. my concern would be that it may get out of afghanistan and put global security at risk. when it comes to the settlement, the doha agreement was signed and i went to talk with the taliban. i have realized they are not the same taliban with whom we work engaged -- we were engaged before. they have expedited the war. we have started negotiations and they have started the war, attacking cities, like in october 2020. this was against the commitment. when it comes to women and human rights, they are not up to scratch. what they do it when it comes to eliminating women's rights is they invest that time and energy on changing the economy or the security situation, trying to redefine a foreign relations policy, the situation would be different. but since they have taken over, they have issued 28 decrees eliminating women's freedom, from access to school, to work, to access to resources. which is sad. moving forward, i think the taliban are in a different kind of relationship with the regional
countries using afghanistan. my concern would be that it may get out of afghanistan and put global security at risk. when it comes to the settlement, the doha agreement was signed and i went to talk with the taliban. i have realized they are not the same taliban with whom we work engaged -- we were engaged before. they have expedited the war. we have started negotiations and they have started the war, attacking cities, like in october 2020. this was against the commitment. when it comes to...
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is in afghanistan. so that's a strategic fail there. you know, then the question of whether afghanistan is all for naught, to me, is sort of a more fraught question. because, again, the war wasn't only about killing members of al qaeda. it became about all of these other things. >> let's just go back to 2020. in the doha agreement, which the trump administration had negotiated with the taliban, the u.s. pledged a full withdrawal, and the taliban promised the country wouldn't become a safe haven for terrorists. the biden administration's position all along was that trump left him no alternatives to an abrupt exit. i know you have been critical of both the trump administration and the biden administration, but do you believe that biden needed to continue the policies set by the trump administration which led to such an abrupt and, frankly, disastrous withdrawal? >> no. and to insinuate that president biden had absolutely no alternative but to honor the doha agreement, which was a terrible agreement, frank
is in afghanistan. so that's a strategic fail there. you know, then the question of whether afghanistan is all for naught, to me, is sort of a more fraught question. because, again, the war wasn't only about killing members of al qaeda. it became about all of these other things. >> let's just go back to 2020. in the doha agreement, which the trump administration had negotiated with the taliban, the u.s. pledged a full withdrawal, and the taliban promised the country wouldn't become a safe...